Uncovering the active sites and demonstrating stable catalyst for the cost-effective conversion of ethanol to 1-butanol
Mond Guo, Michel J. Gray, Heather Job, Carlos Álvarez-Vasco, Senthil Subramaniam, Xiao Zhang, Libor Kovařík, Vijayakumar Murugesan, Steven Phillips, Karthikeyan K. Ramasamy
Abstract
The emergence of a renewable ethanol industry has provided a sustainable platform molecule to produce value-added chemicals and fuels; what is lacking now are viable conversion processes from ethanol that can displace non-renewable pathways.
Topics & Concepts
EthanolButanolChemistryRenewable energyCatalysisRenewable fuelsBiofuelBiochemical engineeringRenewable resourceOrganic chemistryWaste managementFossil fuelEngineeringElectrical engineeringCatalysis for Biomass ConversionCatalysts for Methane ReformingCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies